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KSL.com @ksl.com · 26m

Utah's homeowners are taking on an increasing share of property taxes in the state, which has led to bigger property tax bills for the population, a new audit shows. https://ow.ly/7uYY50XbSmF

Utah's property tax burden is increasingly shifting to homeowners, audit shows

Utah's homeowners are taking on an increasing share of property taxes in the state, which has led to bigger property tax bills for the population, a new audit shows.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1h

A South Jordan woman's family says her newly altered wedding dress was stolen from her car days before she is set to get married. https://ow.ly/GZMY50XbOeF

Utah family displays resilience after bride's wedding dress is stolen from her car

A South Jordan woman's family says her newly altered wedding dress was stolen from her car days before she is set to get married.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1h

History was made in Summit County as Kacey Bates was officially sworn in as the county's first-ever female sheriff. https://ow.ly/I9HH50XbMom

Summit County swears in first-ever female sheriff, marking historic milestone for Utah

History was made in Summit County, as Kacey Bates was officially sworn in as the county's first-ever female sheriff on Oct. 8, and Bates already has big plans in mind.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 2h

A man died after police say he crashed his SUV into a tree in southern Utah Monday night. https://ow.ly/yaLE50XbM9B

Man dies after crashing SUV into tree in Cedar City

A man died after police say he crashed his SUV into a tree in southern Utah Monday night.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 12h

The "Dear Utah" rally at the state Capitol united survivors of domestic violence, their advocates and Utah's lawmakers in a call for action against domestic violence. https://ow.ly/iKXZ50XbtS7

'Not just numbers': Rally highlights Utah's sobering domestic violence statistics, stories

The

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 13h

A Cottonwood Heights man is facing felony charges accusing him of punching his grandparents, firing a gun inside their home and robbing his grandfather of money from his Social Security checks. https://ow.ly/BIFB50XbtIX

Cottonwood Heights man charged with abusing, robbing his grandparents

A Cottonwood Heights man is facing felony charges accusing him of punching his grandparents, firing a gun inside their home and robbing his grandfather of money from his Social Security checks.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 13h

Salt Lake City International Airport is among a growing number of facilities not playing a new message from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem because it says the video likely breaks a law keeping the facility nonpartisan. https://ow.ly/YsuS50XbtEw

Why Salt Lake City airport has joined others in not playing Kristi Noem shutdown video

Salt Lake City International Airport is among a growing number of facilities not playing a new message from Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem because it says the video likely breaks a law keeping the facility nonpartisan.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 14h

Police are investigating after they say shots were fired between two vehicles driving along State Street between Midvale and Sandy Tuesday evening. https://ow.ly/MEG050XbtfJ

Police: Shots fired between 2 vehicles driving on State Street between Midvale and Sandy

Police are investigating after they say shots were fired between two vehicles driving along State Street between Midvale and Sandy Tuesday evening.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 14h

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox nominated 3rd District Judge John Nielsen to serve on the state Supreme Court after Associate Justice John Pearce resigns his seat effective Dec. 1. https://ow.ly/aHYw50Xbte9

Cox appoints 3rd District Judge John Nielsen to fill vacancy on state Supreme Court

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox nominated 3rd District Judge John Nielsen to serve on the state Supreme Court after Associate Justice John Pearce resigns his seat effective Dec. 1.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 15h

Investigators have determined a fire that destroyed a building at the Layton Meadows Apartments complex last week was not human-caused or suspicious in nature. https://ow.ly/woBq50Xbt3I

Layton apartment fire deemed not suspicious or human-caused, officials say

Investigators have determined a fire that destroyed a building at the Layton Meadows Apartments complex last week was not human-caused or suspicious in nature.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 15h

An Ogden man has been charged with drug trafficking after police say they discovered more than 2,000 fentanyl pills in his motel room. https://ow.ly/GCZI50XbsGN

Ogden man charged with drug trafficking after police discover 2,000-plus fentanyl pills

An Ogden man has been charged with drug trafficking after police say they discovered more than 2,000 fentanyl pills in his motel room.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 16h

The Utah Legislature is continuing to focus on the contents of school libraries across the state, this time honing in on the process of how books are selected to build out a library. https://ow.ly/EHhe50Xbs8l

Audit: More stringent selection policies could lead to less 'sensitive materials' in school libraires

The Utah Legislature is continuing to focus on the contents of school libraries across the state, this time honing in on the process of how books are selected to build out a library.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 16h

The man convicted of running over and killing his wife at the Salt Lake airport after returning from a family vacation, says, "I have no idea why we were so angry at each other that day." https://ow.ly/TPOi50XbrTP

Utahn who ran over and killed wife at Salt Lake airport seeks parole

The man convicted of running over and killing his wife at the Salt Lake airport after returning from a family vacation, says,

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 18h

The program aims to increase college access and completion, benefiting Utah residents. https://ow.ly/RqlR50XbptZ

Have a 3.5 GPA? You might be able to attend University of Utah for free

Affording the state's flagship university just got a bit easier for high-achieving Utah high school students from middle- and working-class families.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 18h

Environmental groups warn the Colorado River may reach critical lows by next year. https://ow.ly/Tzja50XbolM

Coalition warns Colorado River could drop to critical lows, calls for 9 urgent reforms

The Colorado River could reach dangerously low levels as soon as next year under dry conditions, and environmental groups say leaders aren't acting quickly enough to address the crisis.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 21h

The rain has improved drought conditions but already caused severe flooding. https://ow.ly/CzPa50Xbj5U

Salt Lake City shatters 44-year-old October rain record. Is the all-time record next?

It's only two weeks into October, but Salt Lake City has already collected more rain this month than any other October on record.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 21h

An Eagle Mountain man was arrested early Tuesday after police say he provided fentanyl to a Midvale woman who suffered a fatal overdose. https://ow.ly/qBZU50XbhYV

Utah drug informant fatally overdoses; police book alleged supplier for manslaughter

An Eagle Mountain man has been arrested for investigation of manslaughter after a woman, who was acting as an informant for police, was found dead from a fentanyl overdose.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 22h

The family of a 31-year-old man and his three young children, who were rescued in Big Cottonwood Canyon over the weekend, says one boy remains in the hospital. https://ow.ly/MItE50Xbgch

4-year-old boy rescued from Big Cottonwood kept alive by machine, family says

A GoFundMe account for the family rescued from Big Cottonwood Canyon says the father suffered frostbite and his 4-year-old son is being kept alive by a heart and lung bypass machine.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 23h

Close observers praised Trump for accomplishing the unlikely. https://ow.ly/TCrp50XbeVJ

The 'indispensable' players in securing a Middle East peace deal

Speaking before the Israel Knesset, President Donald Trump hailed a

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 23h

Weber State enrollment from Weber, Morgan and Davis counties has jumped 3% since the launch of an automatic admission program geared to high school seniors. https://ow.ly/tr6J50Xb7IG

Weber State enrollment up from Weber, Morgan, Davis counties after start of admission program

Weber State enrollment from Weber, Morgan and Davis counties has jumped 3% since the launch of an automatic admission program geared to high school seniors.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1d

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will make a special announcement online about the reorganization of the church's First Presidency at 1 p.m. https://ow.ly/iNXU50Xbb6m

Church of Jesus Christ to announce new First Presidency this afternoon

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints says it will make a special announcement online about the reorganization of the church's First Presidency at 1 p.m.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1d

2 weeks after the deadly church shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Utahns are finding a way to send comfort from afar — one quilt at a time. https://ow.ly/5HJO50Xb7k8

Utah nonprofit sewing hope for victims of Michigan tragedy

Two weeks after the deadly church shooting and fire in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Utahns are finding a way to send comfort from afar — one quilt at a time.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1d

A federal appeals court ruled that the Salt Lake City School District violated federal disability laws by failing to provide an IEP to a teen with Down syndrome. https://ow.ly/kVTB50Xb7er

Federal court victory for teen with Down syndrome sparks hope for inclusive education

A federal appeals court ruled that the Salt Lake City School District violated federal disability laws by failing to provide an IEP to a teen with Down syndrome.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1d

Indonesia barred Israeli athletes from the 2025 Gymnastics World Championships in Jakarta. https://ow.ly/Ecgx50XaQzA

Where Israeli athletes are being barred from international competition

A move by the Indonesian government to stop Israeli athletes from participating in a gymnastics world championship in Jakarta is raising questions about what could happen at the 2028 Summer Games in Los Angeles.

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KSL.com @ksl.com · 1d

Two meetinghouses of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand and New Caledonia sustained damages after fires broke out in both buildings on Sunday. https://ow.ly/JZ6O50XaQfN

Fires damage Latter-day Saint meetinghouses in New Zealand and New Caledonia

Two meetinghouses of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in New Zealand and New Caledonia sustained damages after fires broke out in both buildings on Sunday.

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